Eleftherios Venizelos: The Trials of StatesmanshipEleftherios Venizelos, Prime Minister of Greece, 1910-1920 and 1928-1932, could be considered from many points of view the creator of contemporary Greece and one of the main actors in European diplomacy in the period 1910-1935. Yet the last book-length study discussing the man, his politics and his broader role in twentieth-century history has appeared in English more than fifty years ago. The aspiration of the present book is to fill this lacuna by bringing together the concerted research effort of twelve experts on Greek history and politics. The book draws on considerable new research that has appeared in Greek in the last quarter century, but does not confine the treatment of the subject in a purely Greek or even Balkan context. The entire project is oriented toward placing the study of Venizelos' leadership in the broad setting of twentieth-century politics and diplomacy. The complex and often dramatic trajectory of Venizelos' career from Cretan rebel to an admired European statesman is chartered out in a sequence of chapters that survey his meteoric rise and great achievements in Greek and European politics in the early decades of the twentieth century, amidst violent passions and tragic conflicts. Five further essays appraise in depth some critical aspects of his policies, while a final chapter offers some glimpses into a great statesman's personal and intellectual world. The book is based on extensive scholarship but it is eminently readable and it should appeal to all those interested in twentieth-century history, politics and biography, offering a vivid sense of the hopes and tragedies of Greek and European history in the age of the Great War and of the interwar crisis. |
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... Britain by Biddles Ltd, King's Lynn, Norfolk A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978 0 7486 3364 7 (paperback) The right of the contributors to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted in ...
... Britain by Biddles Ltd, King's Lynn, Norfolk A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978 0 7486 3364 7 (paperback) The right of the contributors to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted in ...
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... Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia, 'acting at the request of the Sultan', Mohamed Ali retained Egypt for himself and his descendants, but on condition that he returned the other provinces.5 After the restoration in Crete of direct ...
... Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia, 'acting at the request of the Sultan', Mohamed Ali retained Egypt for himself and his descendants, but on condition that he returned the other provinces.5 After the restoration in Crete of direct ...
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... Britain, which was rumoured to be interested in taking the island under its 'protection', the Cretans arose in a rebellion that began in February 1841 and lasted about five months. During this period, a number of bloody clashes took ...
... Britain, which was rumoured to be interested in taking the island under its 'protection', the Cretans arose in a rebellion that began in February 1841 and lasted about five months. During this period, a number of bloody clashes took ...
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... Britain and the Cretan Revolt, 1866–1869', The Slavonic and East European Review 35, pp. 74–94; A. E. Mange (1940), The Near Eastern Policy of the Emperor Napoleon III, Urbana; Domna N. Dontas (1966), Greece and the Great Powers, 1863 ...
... Britain and the Cretan Revolt, 1866–1869', The Slavonic and East European Review 35, pp. 74–94; A. E. Mange (1940), The Near Eastern Policy of the Emperor Napoleon III, Urbana; Domna N. Dontas (1966), Greece and the Great Powers, 1863 ...
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... Britain and Italy. Venizelos believed this move to be premature, since the form and nature of the Cretan government were still poorly defined and unstable. Instead, he now publicly advocated the creation of a Cretan army. The Powers ...
... Britain and Italy. Venizelos believed this move to be premature, since the form and nature of the Cretan government were still poorly defined and unstable. Instead, he now publicly advocated the creation of a Cretan army. The Powers ...
Contents
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PART II The Drama of High Politics | 85 |
3 Venizelos Advent in Greek Politics 190912 | 87 |
4 Protagonist in Politics 191220 | 115 |
From Balkan Alliance to GreekTurkish Settlement | 134 |
PART III The Content of Political Action | 249 |
8 The Experiment of Inclusive Constitutionalism 190932 | 251 |
9 Venizelos and CivilMilitary Relations | 273 |
10 Venizelos and Economic Policy | 284 |
11 Modernisation and Reaction in Greek Education during the Venizelos Era | 319 |
12 Venizelos and ChurchState Relations | 346 |
PART IV Offstage | 375 |
Contributors | 389 |
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